Why the study?
Does peritoneal dialysis relieve clinical symptoms and is it safe and well tolerated in patients with refractory chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease?
Population
Patients with refractory chronic heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Design
Other
Authors
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May support symptom relief in refractory HF with CKD; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Does peritoneal dialysis relieve clinical symptoms and is it safe and well tolerated in patients with refractory chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease?
Peritoneal dialysis may serve as a safe and effective therapeutic option for symptom relief in patients suffering from both refractory heart failure and chronic kidney disease.
Koch et al. (2012) studied this question.
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